Almond-Cranberry Biscotti

Submitted by Barb G.

"In stead of using cranberries use dried cherries for Almond-Cherry Biscotti's. This biscotti recipe is posted by request, I have not made this one yet. recipe comes from Plumercrest Bed and Breakfast.(I would watch the bake time it seems long)"

 

• Ready In: 1hr 25mins
• Ingredients: 8
• Yields: 36 biscotti's

ingredients

• 3 3⁄4 cups flour
• 2 1⁄2 cups sugar
• 4 eggs (room temperature)
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 pinch salt
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 2⁄3 cups raw almonds, toasted and roughly chopped
• 1 cup dried cranberries or 1 cup dried cherries

directions

1. Pour flour into large mixing bowl.
2. Make a well in the center and place sugar, 3 eggs, all yolks, baking powder, salt, and vanilla into well.
3. work the flour into the ingredients in the well until smooth.
4. Knead in almonds and cranberries throughly for about 5 minutes.
5. Grease and flour 2 baking sheets that are at least 15 inches long.
6. Divide dough in half.
7. Roll each piece of dough on floured surface into 2-1/2 inch wide place the logs 2 inches apart on prepared baking sheets.
8. Beat remaining egg white and brush over tops of logs.
9. Heat oven to 350°F.
10. Bake 50 minutes.
11. Remove from oven.
12. Reduce temperature to 325°F.
13. Cut logs diagonally into 1/2-inch slices and lay, cut side up, on sheets.
14. Return to oven for another 15 minutes.
15. Cool on racks.

Reviews

[Nodnyl]

Like others, I found that the batter was too dry. In fact, I could not make it stick together at all, and today is a very damp day. I looked up other biscotti recipes and they all contained butter, so I added 1/2 cup of butter, and zap! Wonderful! Everything worked as described and the family loves it!

 

[JoJo Girl]

The dough DEFINITELY was dry. I also think the baking time was too long...for my oven, at least. The recipe, overall was o.k...I think I will stick to my old one, though.

 

[krisluvs2cook]

this was good! except it was VERY VERY DRY so I added another egg .. they came out tastey just kinda flat though

 

[jimnyo]

great recipe! i took a cue from a very similar recipe at marthastewart.com and increased the vanilla to 1.5 tsp. and added 1 t. lemon zest. also, i don't know if my eggs were too small, but the dough seemed too dry, so i added another egg to make the dough stick together. i think i should've added a little more time in the oven b/c it was a little doughy in the middle, but they still turned out great and hardened up nicely after cooling.

 

[hartcarmen]

Thanks Barb Gertz!. I have made it many times, I have tryed many versions of it with whole weath. It is delicious and healthy, no oil, not butter, no margarine, not shortening, no lard....I love it.